Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-5-402 – Definitions.

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Cancer means cancer that originates as a cancer of the brain, skin, digestive system, hematological system, or genitourinary system or as defined by the trust.
(2) Covered individual means a firefighter, hazardous materials trooper, part-time firefighter, or volunteer firefighter who meets the coverage requirements in section 29-5-403 (12).
(3) Employer means a municipality, special district, fire authority, or county improvement district that employs one or more firefighters, part-time firefighters, or volunteer firefighters. Beginning July 1, 2020, employer also means the division of fire prevention and control created in section 24-33.5-1201 and the department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-103. Employer does not include a power authority created pursuant to section 29-1-204 or a municipally owned utility.
(4) Firefighter means a full-time, active employee of an employer who regularly works at least one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year and whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services, and who is not a volunteer firefighter.
(4.5) Hazardous materials trooper means a person employed by the Colorado state patrol to support the regulation of hazardous materials on highways in the state.
(5) Part-time firefighter means an active employee of an employer who regularly works less than one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year, whose duties are directly involved with the provision of fire protection services, and who is not a volunteer firefighter.
(6) Trust means a multiple employer health trust described in section 10-3-903.5 (7)(b)(I), established for the purposes of this part 4.
(7) Volunteer firefighter means a volunteer firefighter as defined in section 31-30-1102, including a person meeting this definition who provides volunteer services to a fire authority created by an intergovernmental agreement providing fire protection.

Source: L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-214), ch. 187, p. 680, § 1, effective May 3. L. 2020: (3) amended, (SB 20-057), ch. 143, p. 621, § 2, effective June 29. L. 2023: (2) and (3) amended and (4.5) added, (SB 23-280), ch. 404, p. 2420, § 6, effective August 7.